This crossword No. 14422 clues and answers were published on Fri 29 Jul 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14422 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Short song-like poems : LYRICS
4-across – Becomes less intense : ABATES
9-across – 18th-century dance : GAVOTTE
10-across – Bolero composer, d. 1937 : RAVEL
11-across – Rich sweet cake : TORTE
12-across – Obtains by coercion : EXTORTS
13-across – Stop doing that! : GIVEITAREST
18-across – Flowering : INBLOOM
20-across – Punctuation mark : COLON
22-across – Anti-establishment figure : REBEL
23-across – Take in again : READMIT
24-across – Hoity-toity : LADIDA
25-across – Emotionally dependent : CLINGY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ignites : LIGHTS
2-down – Dee, Exe or Wye, say : RIVER
3-down – Reflector in the road : CATSEYE
5-down – Collapse : BURST
6-down – Hostelries : TAVERNS
7-down – Spatter liquid about : SPLASH
8-down – Reminder that death is inevitable : MEMENTOMORI
14-down – Drank : IMBIBED
15-down – Uninhabited islet 290 miles west of Scotland : ROCKALL
16-down – Peninsula where Birkenhead is situated : WIRRAL
17-down – Difficult — intricate : KNOTTY
19-down – Eyed lustfully : OGLED
21-down – Strong yellow colour : LEMON
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.